‘Esports’ are video games that are played competitively all around the world. You might have heard of a few of the more popular competitive games like Dota, Starcraft, Counter Strike or League of Legends, but dismissed them as silly games. However, you’d be wrong: they’re just like traditional sports. EsportsContinue Reading
After a few months of teases and a huge buildup of fan anticipation,the first episode of Freak Show finally premiered Oct. 8 on FX, the season ending Jan 21. It’s clever that the new season of American Horror Story is named Freak Show, because this whole show is…well, a freakContinue Reading
After four years of waiting for construction, the tennis team finally has new courts. The team can now practice at home, making for easier logistics. English teacher and boys tennis team coach James MacIndoe says he is “excited to have courts in our backyard. It now feels like an actualContinue Reading
What do the movies The Princess and the Frog and The Iron Giant have in common? Beside both being relatively old (one released in 2009 and the other released in 1999), they are both animated in two dimensions. The new SpongeBob SquarePants Movie coming out Feb. 6 is using two-dimensionalContinue Reading
It’s not what you typically see on teacher workdays. There is a lot of bustling about; counselors sprinkle in last-minute handfuls of cheese, while teachers unload tubs of guacamole and sour cream. Someone is slicing a loaf of bread, and later, Principal Jeff Litz’s 10-year-old son wheels in a cartContinue Reading
Cider club had its first meeting on January 17th, with a larger than expected attendance. The club, a celebration of apple cider, is expected to increase in its following in the coming meetings. Cider Club was started by sophomore Patrick Brinza and junior Sarah Boyle. The origin of the clubContinue Reading
As the student population rapidly increases to record- breaking numbers, the administration has been forced to get creative in terms of dealing with the availability of the classrooms. In order to accommodate acceptable class sizes, teachers have paired up to share classrooms, becoming something resembling “roommates.” One such teacher isContinue Reading
When sophomore Katie DeLong discusses the eight years she spent living with her family on their 43-foot sailing vessel the Alouette, she speaks of elements of timelessness and freedom that are hard to imagine in the context of our demanding and rigorous school-dominated lives. Living free on the open seasContinue Reading
It’s called the swim AND dive team. But what you may not know is that diving is only worth the points of one event, compared to the 11 swimming events that generate points. With many close results in the meets, the team has relied on the extra points from divingContinue Reading
After its riveting premiere and dramatic (if awkwardly placed) plot twists in seasons three and four, Masterpiece’s production of Downton Abbey is finally meeting middle ground. Season five starts five years after the war. The Grantham family continues its struggle to maintain the estate while adjusting to the new socialContinue Reading
As a student, you become accustomed to a repetitive class structure that involves a lesson from the teacher. Then, you go home and write about what you learned or apply the lesson in a homework assignment. But today’s classrooms offer something more invigorating and technologically advanced to simulate students’ curiosity,Continue Reading
Though you might be deterred by the dingy outside appearance, the interior of Viet Aroma is warm and inviting. We were greeted by painted murals and Christmas lights decorating the walls. The menu is almost overwhelming; there was a variety of traditional Vietnamese dishes for us to choose from. TheContinue Reading
As an animal lover, mistreatment of animals just crushes my heart. Confining an animal into a small space or cage, beating it to perform properly, stealing it from its natural habitat and neglecting it are some of the many cruel things humans do to animals, sometimes on a daily basis.Continue Reading
Last night, participants in the eighth annual International Night celebrated the diversity of the Marshall community, which includes students and families from over 82 different countries around the world. “It’s a good way to show the diversity that Marshall has, especially compared to other high schools in the area,” juniorContinue Reading
The success of the junior varsity boys basketball team is dependent on their strong effort and positive attitude, rewarding them with their 6–2 record. Head coach and counselor Josh Peters is confident in the team’s new defensive strategies. Four of their victories are from their most recent games. “Over theContinue Reading
The Mosaic District has the feel of a small tourist town, but in Northern Virginia. It’s the kind of place you find when you go to the beach: open, small, with one main attraction. In this case, everything is centered around an indoor and outdoor theater. Stores and resturants areContinue Reading
I am writing this on Martin Luther King day (far past the due date of first drafts), in part because I have struggled to put into words what I want to convey, and in part because there is a particular poignancy to his memory today in light of recent events.Continue Reading
Megahit band Fall Out Boy’s newly released album American Beauty/American Psycho (AB/AP) has arguably become their most divisive album yet. Released Jan. 20, the album has sparked a polarizing debate: while many people praise the changes in the band’s tone, others accuse them of selling out and losing their originality.Continue Reading
Students who participate in science fair get to experience a lot of exciting and significant things that could help them in their future. Whether it is learning to work with different chemicals or experiencing what it is like to write a 10 page paper and not get overwhelmed. “Science FairContinue Reading
Leelah Alcorn was a 17-year-old transgender girl who committed suicide. This story gained attention in the national media because of a note left on her personal blog in which she wrote that she blamed her depression on her parents for having sent her to conversion therapy. Conversion therapy is aContinue Reading
At midnight on New Year’s Eve, world-renowned and prolific rapper–producer–religious figure Kanye West, along with former Beatle Paul McCartney (aka some underground artist Kanye is so generously bringing into the spotlight) unexpectedly released their new single, “Only One.” While New Year’s Eve seems like an odd time to release aContinue Reading
A system that enables parents to constantly track their students’ grades in a live, up-to-the-minute snapshot seems like a nightmarish feature of a future society. However, starting in the 2015-2016 school year, Marshall parents will have access to such a feature. Fairfax County Public Schools is in the process ofContinue Reading
You probably know at least one teacher with a tattoo. Maybe you even know a couple. In socially liberal Fairfax County, tattoos don’t have to be a secret, and smaller ones—especially those located on places like the feet or fingers—are often visible, even in the white-collar workplace of a highContinue Reading
The lives of the dozens of coaches who run the school’s 42 sports teams are filled with planning practices, scouting opponents and preparing for games. And if the demands of coaching were not enough, for those who double as teachers there are always their day jobs to keep them onContinue Reading
The psychology club’s upcoming candygram sale for Valentine’s Day has evoked some controversy in regards to school rules and regulations. The administrations permitting of the sale of the small, sweet gifts has brought a certain question to the mind of many students: why are candygram fundraisers allowed when bake sale fundraisersContinue Reading
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